On Wednesday, we were treated to an assembly by Mr. Gilder. He began by asking the children to spell the word 'perseverance', and discussed the meaning of the word. He likened it to the term 'sticking it out', using the man who founded the Scout movement, Baden Powell, as an example of the word. Baden came up with the term 'stickability' which "...pulls person out of many a bad place when everything seems to be going wrong for him". Mr. Gilder also talked about Robert the Bruce, a famous Scottish warrior who led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence.
Perseverance can be tricky, particularly when a new skill or aspect of learning appears difficult. If we continue to 'stick it out', the potential for success increases, thus being advantageous to many.
